Life This Side of Heaven
Devotions for Real Life
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 4 minutes
- Episodes
- 1475
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Important News? It's Earth-Shaking!
When construction takes place in a rocky area crews must often use explosives. A series of warning whistles are are the announcement that the earth will soon shake. On Easter morning the earth shook.…
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Fri 17 Apr 2020
Here's A Celebration That's Not On Hold
On Sunday, we celebrated Easter. We joined in giving thanks to God for the resurrection of our Savior. However, with our current circumstances it may not have felt like Easter. It may have felt like …
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Thu 16 Apr 2020
They Clasped His Feet
Matthew tells us that when the women were returning from the grave, and saw the risen Jesus, "They came to Him, clasped His feet and worshiped Him." They clasped His feet!? Isn't that an interesting …
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Wed 15 Apr 2020
Look Up From Your Pedals To See What's Ahead
Remember learning how to ride a bike? If you look down at your pedals, and everything rushing by your side, it's easy to become overwhelmed and frightened. That's when our wheels begin to wobble and …
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Tue 14 Apr 2020
Where Is Jesus?
Where is Jesus? Imagine how puzzled the women must have been on Easter morning as they arrived at the grave. Luke reports, “They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they…
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Mon 13 Apr 2020
The View From The Criminal's Cross
It’s hard to look at the artwork that depicts Jesus handing on the cross with the two criminals on either side. Like John the disciple, Jesus’ mother, and the women, we are observers who can only lo…
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Sat 11 Apr 2020
It's No Longer "Curtains For You"
After His suffering was complete, Matthew tells us that Jesus cried out, bowed His head and died. But then he tells us, “At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.” …
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Fri 10 Apr 2020
What A Meal!
What a meal! On Sunday morning, our congregation has one of the best Easter breakfasts I have ever seen. We have eggs and bacon, fresh fruit, sausage and biscuits, a variety of different kinds of waf…
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Thu 09 Apr 2020
Following In Jesus' Footsteps
How do you and I follow in Jesus' footsteps this Holy Week? There are a variety of different activities that folks undertake to do this. I try to have in mind what it must have been like as I read th…
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Wed 08 Apr 2020
Why A Donkey?
Some may have hoped that Jesus was going to flex some muscle when He made His entrance into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. They may have hoped that He would have used a more powerful looking mode of trans…
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Tue 07 Apr 2020
A Parade Too Short?
A lot of folks don’t want to think about the terrifying events of Good Friday, and our Savior's crucifixion, when they think of Palm Sunday. It’s nice to wave palms, sing triumphant songs and let it …
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Mon 06 Apr 2020
A Familiar Part Of Our Conversation
It’s important for you and me to hear God’s Word of sin and grace, how Jesus’ death and resurrection has won for us forgiveness of sins, that He is with us even in death, and the assurance we have of…
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Sat 04 Apr 2020
Rise And Shine!
In John’s Gospel we hear that Jesus told the disciples, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him up.” John then tells us, “Jesus had been speaking of his death, but His…
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Fri 03 Apr 2020
Theme Thursday: "We Are All God's Children"?
It’s Theme Thursday! And today we’re looking at “Famous Sayings That Aren’t In The Bible.” Here’s a popular phrase that brings a smile and a wonderful sense of solidarity: “We are all God's children.…
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Thu 02 Apr 2020
It's Okay To Sound Like A Fool
Imagine if you could travel back in time exactly one year to April 1, 2019. If you could visit yourself last year, on this day, how would you describe what life is like on today in 2020? Would you be…
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Wed 01 Apr 2020
A "Stop The Presses" Miracle
Does God still do amazing miracles ... I mean a "stop-the-presses" kind of miracle – like raising Lazarus from the dead? Yes he does! Would you like to see an example? Take a look in the mirror.
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Tue 31 Mar 2020
Can These Bones Live?
The people lamented, “Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.” There was nothing left to resuscitate. How could it get any more hopeless? But God showed Ezekiel an amazing vision…
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Mon 30 Mar 2020
Smoldering Wicks and Fractured Flower Stems
Think of how often faith is presented as one chest-thumping victory over the next. The believer is portrayed as a superhero who is confident, neither stumbles nor falls, and is never troubled in cons…
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Sat 28 Mar 2020
Recognizing The Value Of Those Things That Please The Lord
Despite these dark days of concern that have come upon us, there have also been rays of light which remind us of what’s important. In fact, it's times like these that can help us to recognize the val…
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Fri 27 Mar 2020
Theme Thursday: "Give Your Heart To Jesus"?
It’s Theme Thursday! And today we’re looking at “Famous Sayings That Aren’t In The Bible.” There’s a phrase that’s popular among today’s Christians that you won’t find in the Bible: “Give Your Heart …
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Thu 26 Mar 2020
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